PlaySchool : My First Dune Buggy Build

Turtletime · Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2012 7:55 pm Post subject:

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Got the top glassed in. Time to sand yay
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Got the body off once again....
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Sealed off the bottom of the side pods glassed in the bottom gas tank bracket. Roll cage / Body mount bracket. Glassed in chase tubes for my wiring and finished off my boxes and back sides of some patches. also I cut out some old support tubes that Were a little too close to my carbs before and didnt allow my air filter to fit on my carbs. Replaced them with smaller ones. Just got done. Still need to trim the burrs and pretty it up a little bit so i can undercoat it when i get a chance... Sanding and grinding fiberglass for days on end is rough Im crazy or my brain is cooked from all the fumes.

Turtletime · Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2012 7:57 pm Post subject:

lol dont pay attention to my cig butts in my yard I planted them last year but they never grew Razz

BuggyFaron · Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2012 9:58 pm Post subject:

Great work, I am sure that it will push some of us to go a step farther with our glass work then we would have without seeing your build. Great work, I am really looking forward to seeing your buggy with paint!

Turtletime · Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 5:08 am Post subject:

Thanks. Im dieing to get this thing to paint. Im going to have mu uncle paint it. He is a beast. Hopefully he makes it a show stopper. Heres his link
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Turtletime · Posted: Wed Feb 29, 2012 7:42 am Post subject:

Gor her back up! Made a rolling rack out if an old arcade machine. Hopefully i can finish it up by next weekend for paint!

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Turtletime · Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2012 7:17 pm Post subject:

Got her prepped and took it to my uncles shop for a week. we slaved on it almost 16 hrs a day for 7 days im soooooooo f'in tired. But im really happy with the way it turned out though. personally I think its sick. If no1 likes it they can shove it Very Happy

. My uncle mark a beast Shots out to Mark Brown studios one of the best artists on the east coast. Thank you and thank god its over hahaha no more sanding!!! yay! Now i have a reason not to keep adding crap

These pictures do the paint job no justice but whatever Smile

scotth17 · Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2012 7:27 pm Post subject:

Awesome!

vincent9993 · Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2012 7:29 pm Post subject:

That's outstanding! Great job!!!

gr8cobbler · Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2012 7:30 pm Post subject:

Phenominal! Show stopper for sure.
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MURZI · Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2012 9:09 pm Post subject:

Freaking cool!!!!
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Turtletime · Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2012 4:44 am Post subject:

Thanks fellers
Very Happy

Turtletime · Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2012 4:46 am Post subject:

He gave the skull a real 24k gold tooth eoth gold flake along with his signature. Hard to see in the picture but its funny as hell

JamisonWorkshop · Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2012 5:44 am Post subject:

Very Very Nice. Props to you. All of the hard work really shows.

The color is great. Hope to check it out this year.

Turtletime · Posted: Sun May 13, 2012 8:35 pm Post subject:

Got Some more progress.. Hope I get it done in time.

Im Waiting on a fan to put in the engine before I put the Body on.
In the mean Time I started Wiring.
Also My 1915 and Pro Street trans Came in. !!!!! wooohoo

Also Painted the chassis and mounted everything To be ready for the Body.

Hot Air · Posted: Mon May 14, 2012 4:59 am Post subject:

Job well done Applause

I do see a trophie in the near future.(BUGOUT)..Wow that looks very nice , I love it when the owner is also the builder and not sent out to get all the work done. Mad skills can't say it enough Great Job, looking forward to seeing it at BUGOUT . You will be there right?.
Awsome Now I will have to go back to the drawing board and step it up. Brick wall

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Turtletime · Posted: Mon May 14, 2012 5:44 am Post subject:

Thanks for the props man. Im gonna do everything i can to make it. God i hope i do. I know what mean bout peeps who sont do theyre own work. Its wack. Taking credit for someone elses work. I let my uncle spray ite but he does what he does and taught me alot. I was honored to have him tag his art

Hot Air · Posted: Mon May 14, 2012 7:34 am Post subject:

Yes sir, Just giving credit where credit is due..Well done.. buy the way you have an awsome uncle that can lay down some paint..
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Turtletime · Posted: Tue May 15, 2012 9:31 pm Post subject:

ya uncle marks pretty good. funny thing is this was just a quickie. neither of us had time but we still did it lol

Turtletime · Posted: Wed May 23, 2012 6:31 pm Post subject:

AAAWWWE Snap ! Smile

Just started breaking her in so excited im gonna make it to bug outs and show it for first time cant wait

gr8cobbler · Posted: Thu May 24, 2012 5:24 am Post subject:

Not much to be said, you've set a very (unbelievably) high bar. Most of us will now have to slink back into our garages and know that we will never build at that level or even very close to it. Thanks for dashing our hopes and dreams and ensuring that our wives and kids will look at this and know Dad's tinkering in the garage is very pale in comparison.

Laughing

You have defined "Show Stopper" Time to sit back and enjoy basking in the glory you've earned, and let the rest of us get back to work on comparitively mediocre buggies.

Thanks for nothing Wink

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